conciliator

Example Sentences

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The union applied for the help of a conciliator from Canada’s National Labour Board to help close the gap between the parties.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 1, 2023

But Hertzberg, the self-avowed conciliator, said Horvath’s move showcased her “my-way-or-the-highway attitude.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2022

The meetings in Honolulu were aimed not only at discussing North Korea, but at trying to smooth out tensions between Japan and South Korea, with the United States playing conciliator.

From New York Times • Feb. 13, 2022

For Barnier, who pitches himself as a conciliator, that is the point.

From Reuters • Nov. 23, 2021

In Swahili pataniša would be the verbal root for "conciliate"; mpatanaši is a "conciliator," and upatanišo is "conciliation."

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" by Various